Elastic Stack

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Authentication API

The Authentication API from Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) — 12 operation(s) for authentication.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Identity & Access Management BC-620.20

Operations 18

GET /users/auth User authentication information #
POST /users/auth/_login Login to ECE #
POST /users/auth/_logout Logout from ECE #
POST /users/auth/_refresh Refresh authentication token #
GET /users/auth/keys Get all API keys #
POST /users/auth/keys Create API key #
DELETE /users/auth/keys Delete API keys #
GET /users/auth/keys/_all Get all API keys for all users #
DELETE /users/auth/keys/_all Delete API keys of multiple users #
GET /users/auth/keys/{api_key_id} Get API key #
DELETE /users/auth/keys/{api_key_id} Delete API key #
GET /users/auth/methods Available authentication methods #
POST /users/auth/saml/_callback SAML callback #
GET /users/auth/saml/_init Initiate SAML protocol #
GET /users/{user_id}/auth/keys Get API key metadata for all keys created by the user #
DELETE /users/{user_id}/auth/keys Delete API keys for a user #
GET /users/{user_id}/auth/keys/{api_key_id} Get a user API key #
DELETE /users/{user_id}/auth/keys/{api_key_id} Delete an API key for a user #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-authentication-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/kibana
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ToolCrosswalk
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

elk-stack-authentication-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: '1'
  title: Elastic Cloud Enterprise Authentication API
  termsOfService: ''
servers:
- url: https://{{hostname}}/api/v1
security:
- basicAuth: []
- apiKey: []
tags:


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